Willson spoke to a group of elementary school children in the school’s gym Friday morning, touching on the importance of hard work and effort, as well as answering questions and taking pictures with the kids.

Willson was born in Windsor, Canada, where he grew up before attending Rice University on a football scholarship. He had close to 1000 receiving yards over his four-year college career.

Selected in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Seahawks, Willson has amassed 976 yards and seven touchdowns. He had his best season in 2014 when he made 10 starts, logging 362 yards and three touchdowns.

Willson joins a large group of Seattle players who love to get involved in their hometown communities, including Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett and Richard Sherman. All have all been heavily involved in charity work during the off-season.